Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 read more

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it read more

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are suddently aware of the sweep and direction of the law, and its place in the lives of men.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

Give the historians something to write about.

Give the historians something to write about.

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

The contact with manners then is education; and this Thucydides
appears to assert when he says history is philosophy read more

The contact with manners then is education; and this Thucydides
appears to assert when he says history is philosophy learned from
examples.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.

It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.